Chilean pension system: what is at stake?
The aging process is unstoppable. We need to adapt ourselves to the demographic transition and build the right policies to
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The political leg of policy: the 2021 tax reform that paralyzed Colombia
Colombians were enraged. On May 1st, 2021, amid the third wave of covid-19 cases, a national protest took place where
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Advancing Abortion Rights from the Constitutional Court to the University Classroom
“My body, my choice!” screamed thousands of women in unison as they waved their emblematic green handkerchiefs in Plaza de
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Gender policies to bring mothers back to work in Peru
A more efficient allocation of daycare centers, aligned with urban production centers, could allow Peruvian companies to avoid disruption of
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Digital Innovation for a Crime Control Strategy in Mexico City
Crime, violence, and a weak rule of law are among Mexico’s most pressing issues. In 2018, the country was ranked
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The Ugly and Not-so-ugly Truth About Social Progress in Mexico
On January 30th, 2020, a few moments after Mexico’s Statistical Agency (INEGI) released its advance estimate of the country’s economic growth, Mexico’s President–Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO)–stood in front of reporters for his daily morning press conference. It had become harder for AMLO to dodge the concerns posed by analysts and journalists about the perception of Mexico’s lack of economic growth.
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Latin America’s New and Old Challenges, an Interview with Mauricio Cárdenas by César Pabón
This article appears in the Spring 2020 edition of the Latin America Policy Journal released in May 2020. You can
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